Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-06

EDITOR AvALANcHE.-A report of |
Committee of the Board Of Supervis'
ors on the Wight case. published In
your issue of Nov. 18th, which from
It's strange character as a public docu-
ment, demands some public notice.
That anything like an intelligent
and honorable committee could have
the face to make such a report Is in
credible. Honesty bushes and shud-
ders at its results. 1t is not at all
strange, in view of it, that those who
have the general welfare at heart,
should feel indignant and insulted by
such bare faced sycophancy2 Was the
committee bought upl lt looks so.
Take for instance the false statement
that ''they find there is no case against
l.. w. Wight, the information having
been quashed." Win said truthful
and honorable committee tell US where
they obtained their information
Where did they find itl They say af-
ter thoroughly investigating the mat
ter they come to that conclusion. Will
they please tell the people how, when
and where they investigated itl Did
they 20 to the records of the court? Did
they go to the Prosecuting Attorney,
Mr.. Alexander, or even Mr.. Connine ?
Did they go to Judge futile? Not at
all. They only went, by the admis-
sion of one of the committee, to Il. w.
Wight's lawyer Mr.. Shepherd, and
gulped down at one swallow the false
s4a+a,ao,+ 4i,at +h>,-e Ill., ~~ea
against Wight"
Had they investigated in other di-
rections and gone to proper authority
for information, they would have
learned very promptly and thorough
, ly, that no information, or rather in
, dictment, against Wight by the peo
; pie had been quashed. If it had been,
why did the Court at the session when
his case was to have come to trial, call
upon his bondsmen to produce their
inanl And because they did not they
were held responsible for him. II
+ there was no case against him why die
: he stay awayl Does that look as il
: the information or indictment haC
Y been quashed!
: Such report, and such commit
T tee should be summarily quashed, anC
in such way as to stay quashed. Pre-
tended guardians of the public inter
------s A. --ass~ wvIrur
Y in what cowardly manner they hav,
e betrayed their trust. What have the,
}. done but practically to offer a premi
G um to criminals! An honest, intelli
O gent and truth-loving Board of Super
o visors should not have accepted sucl
> ment. We respect and honor the mi
l. nority for their rejection of it Who
p ever heard of such u thing as com
mittee of supervisors going only to ,
criminals defenders to learn whethe
$ they were guilty, or notl What more
n ALI this! that because it costs some
u thing to convict criminals; therefore
e they must be let alone and the PEG
i pies money stolen without defence
n That costs nothing Such is the argu
II ment ana defense of this wonderful
e committee. They also take upor
L themselves the prerogatives of judge
jury and prosecuting attorney, ant
| ct1n.VnariIu aft gttah an f,,ll a
q Thorough investigation" of Wight
g lawyer, at once pronounce verdict o
# acquittal on one indicted for flagran
o crime against the people, before an!
: trial has been had, and in face of tn,
b facts well known to the people, tba
t Nights lawyers were determined by
l. any and every means in their power tC
e prevent his coming to trial. knowing
that lie would be convicted il his cast
S was ever tried before competent aDC
d honest jury.
This is the sage and very moral yer
dict Of that committee: 1--WE are con
o ,iuvvu rr1uJ me case could not be pros
v ecuted to conviction"
Who convinced them?
4 What convinced them?
! Such then is justice, rights, interests
+ property and protection in Crawford
n County, Michigan, in the hands of {
n committee of supervisors. and bare
majority of the board. Honest peo
pie will want to come here to settle, we
, think! 1t is certainly quite little
d paradise for rogues and criminals.
AS property owners and taxpayers
we who are here, must feel that oui
interests are just about as safe in the
n hands of such investigators and under
such decisions of committees of super
visors as they would be in the hands OF
a regularly organized gang of thieves.
DUANE WIILETT.
Frederic, Mich.
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